syk

Middle English

Noun

syk

1. Alternative form of sych

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sjuk

Etymology

From Danish syg, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.

Adjective

syk (neuter singular sykt, definite singular and plural syke)

1. sick, ill
2. diseased

Derived terms

• sjøsyk
• sykdom
• sykelig
• sykehjem, sykeheim
• sykeseng

 

References

• “syk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨk, from Proto-Tupian *t͡ʃɨk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨk/
• Rhymes: -ɨk
• Hyphenation: syk

Verb

syk (first-person singular active indicative asyk, first-person singular negative active indicative nasyki, noun syka) (intransitive)

1. (of a place, with -pe) to arrive at; to reach

   Ka'ape asyk.

   I arrived at the forest.

2. (of a person, with esé or ri) to reach; to approach

   Synonyms: erobyk, erosyk

3. (of an event or point in time, with esé) to arrive
4. (with esé or upi) to attain; to equate; to reach
5. to end; to finish

   Synonyms: moaûîé, mondyk, mombab, pab

6. to complete

   Synonyms: mopor, moaûîé

7. to elapse

Usage notes

Old Tupi had three distinct verbs that translated to arrive, depending on the route taken: gûasem or syk when arriving by land and îepotar when arriving by water. With the evolution of the language and further contact with Portuguese, all three were considered synonyms by the 18th century.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of syk (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	asyk	eresyk	osyk	orosyk	îasyk	pesyk
Permissive	t'asyk	t'eresyk	t'osyk	t'orosyk	t'îasyk	ta pesyk
Imperative		esyk				pesyk
Negative indicative	n'asyki	n'eresyki	n'osyki	n'orosyki	n'îasyki	na pesyki
Negative permissive	t'asyk umẽ	t'eresyk umẽ	t'osyk umẽ	t'orosyk umẽ	t'îasyk umẽ	ta pesyk umẽ
Negative imperative		esyk umẽ				pesyk umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	gûisyka	esyka	osyka	orosyka	îasyka	pesyka
Negative	gûisyke'yma	esyke'yma	osyke'yma	orosyke'yma	îasyke'yma	pesyke'yma
Causative
Indicative	aîmosyk	ereîmosyk	oîmosyk	oroîmosyk	îaîmosyk	peîmosyk
Permissive	t'aîmosyk	t'ereîmosyk	t'oîmosyk	t'oroîmosyk	t'îaîmosyk	ta peîmosyk
Imperative		eîmosyk				peîmosyk
Negative indicative	n'aîmosyki	n'ereîmosyki	n'oîmosyki	n'oroîmosyki	n'îaîmosyki	na peîmosyki
Negative permissive	t'aîmosyk umẽ	t'ereîmosyk umẽ	t'oîmosyk umẽ	t'oroîmosyk umẽ	t'îaîmosyk umẽ	ta peîmosyk umẽ
Negative imperative		eîmosyk umẽ				peîmosyk umẽ
Causative-comitative
Indicative	arosyk	ererosyk	ogûerosyk	orogûerosyk	îarosyk	perosyk
Permissive	t'arosyk	t'ererosyk	t'ogûerosyk	t'orogûerosyk	t'îarosyk	ta perosyk
Imperative		emosyk				perosyk
Negative indicative	n'arosyki	n'ererosyki	n'ogûerosyki	n'orogûerosyki	n'îarosyki	na perosyki
Negative permissive	t'arosyk umẽ	t'ererosyk umẽ	t'ogûerosyk umẽ	t'orogûerosyk umẽ	t'îarosyk umẽ	ta perosyk umẽ
Negative imperative		emosyk umẽ				perosyk umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	syka
Negative	syke'yma
Causative-comitative
Affirmative	xe rerosyka	nde rerosyka	serosyka	oré rerosyka	îandé rerosyka	pe rerosyka
Negative	na xe rerosyki	na nde rerosyki	na serosyki	n'oré rerosyki	n'îandé rerosyki	na pe rerosyki
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe syki		i syki	oré syki	îandé syki
Negative	xe syke'ymi		i syke'ymi	oré syke'ymi	îandé syke'ymi

Descendants

• Nheengatu: syka

Verb

syk (first-person singular active indicative aîosyk, first-person singular negative active indicative naîosyki, noun syka) (transitive)

1. to touch

   Synonyms: atõî, byk, pokok

2. to rub

   Synonyms: kytyk, momemûã

Adverb

syk

1. totally; completely

   Synonyms: opabĩ, pab, pabẽ, pakatu, tekatueté

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “syk”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎^[1] (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 450–451
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2005) Método Moderno de Tupi Antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos‎^[2] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, São Paulo: Global Editora, →ISBN